Improvement in seed-planters



R. BOEKLEN'. Hand-Seeder.

Patented 'Feb 10, 1 85 7.

-P ErERS. PHOTO-UTMOGRAPHER. wAsmNGTON. D C.

UNI'IQED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

REINHOLD BOEKLEN, ()F JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN SEED-PLANTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent- No. 16,592, dated February10, 1857.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REINHOLD BoEKLnN, of 57 Essex street, Jersey City,in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented. a newand Improved Seed-Planter for Planting Seed by Hand; andI do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, reference being. had to the annexed drawings, making a part ofthis specification, in which- Figure l is a vertical section of myimprovement. Fig. 2 is a side view of my improvement. Fig. 3 is asection of the seed-distributer and lower part of the slide, 00 m, Fig.3, showing the plane of section.

In Figs 1, 2, and 3 similar letters of reference indicate correspondingparts.

My invention consists in the employment or use of a distributer providedwith a chamber and recess, the distributer being placed within the caseand operated in a peculiar manner, and in connection with a cut-off andplate, as will be hereinafter fully shown and described.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention, I will proceed to describe it.

A represents the case or box of the implement, which may be constructedof wood or other proper material and of oblong rectangular form, or itmay be made slightly taper, the case gradually decreasing in dimensionsfrom its upper to its lower end, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The lowerend of the case is rounded at one side, the rounded portion a being ofsheet metal.

B, Fig. 1, represents a vertical partition in thecase A, the partitiondividing the case into two compartments, 1) 0, one of which, 1),contains the seed, and the other, 0, the fertilizer.

0 represents a slide, which is placed within the compartment 1) andagainst the partition B, the slide being retained in proper place by aguide-rod, (I, one or more guides being used.

To the lower end of the slide 0 a distributer, D, is attached by a link,E. The ends of the pins 0 e of the link are fitted in slots f, made inthe sides of the case, and the pins serve as guides to the slide anddistributer D. The distributer is of curved form, as shown clearly inFig. 1, and has a series of notches or recesses, 9, made in its lowerend, as shown clearly in Fig. 3. The slide is equal in width to theinterior of the case A, and the distributer is also of the same width.

To the lower end of the case A, and at its front side, a cut-off, E, isattached. This cutoff is formed of a metal plate, It, having sidepieces, 2", attached, the lower end of the plate It being curved or bentin scoop form, so as to cover the lower end of the distributer D whensaid distributer is drawn within the case. The

upper end of the plate It is bent loosely over a rod,j, the ends ofwhich are fitted in the sides of the case, and the plate consequently isallowed to swing or work back and forth on said rod.

F represents a plate, the upper end of which is attached to a rod, 7r,similarly to the plate h. The lower end of the plate F is bent outwardat a right angle to the other portion, as shown clearly in Figs. land 3.V

G represents a spring-plate, which is attached to the front side of thecase A, the lower end of said spring bearing against the plate F.

In the back side of the distributer D a chamber or recess, Z, is made.This chamber or recess is made a short distance above the notches orrecesses g, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. The back side of the distributerbears against a curved plate, at, attached to the lower end of thepartition B.

To the upper end of the slide 0 a handle, H, is attached.

The operation is as follows: The seed to be planted is placed within thecompartment 1) and the fertilizer within the compartment 0, (see Fig.1,) the seed being represented by n and the fertilizer by 0. The lowerend of the case A is placed at the desired spot on the ground and theoperator forces down the slide 0 by hand, and the lower end of thedistributer D is forced with a lateral and curvilinear motion into theearth, and by being forced into the earth in this direction not muchpower is required to operate the slide, as the distributer readilyraises the earth, and also forces before it stones and other impedimentswhich may lie in its path. As the distributer is forced outward itraises the plate h, and the lower end of the plate bears againstthelower end of the distributer and prevents any seed from escaping fromthe compartment b, except that which is in the recesses g of thedistributer. The distribnter consequently forces this seed into theearth, as shown ata", Figs. 1 and 2. At the same time the recess orchamber l in the back side of the distributer is forced out of the case,and as this recess or chamber is filled with the fertilizer 0, thecontents of the chamber will be lodged in the earth by the side of theseed a", but not in contact with it, as the recess or chamber l is ashort distance above the recesses g, and a layer or portion of earthwill be interposed between the seed and the fertilizer, as plainly shownin Fig. 1. 1)" represents the fertilizer in the earth. The seed is thusplanted and manured. The slide 0 is now drawn upward and the spring Gforces the plates F It inward as the distributer ascends within thecase, the lower end of the plate F pressing the earth upon the seed andfertilizer. Thus it will be seen that the seed is planted, manured, andcovered at one and the same operation, and no special device for forminga hole or aperture in the ground to receive theseed is required, and

the whole of the interior of the case is reserved for the seed andmanure.

The above implement is extremely simple. There are no parts liable toget out of repair, and the seed cannot be injured or its germinatingprinciple impaired or destroyed by the contact of the fertilizer, asfertilizers generally employed. for this purpose are extremely powerful,such as guano, bone-dust, &c.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The distributer D, having chamber 1 and recesses g, and worked betweenthe compartments b and c, by means of the link E and slide 0, incombination with the cut-off E and plate F, the whole arranged andoperating substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

1%. BOEKLEN.

Witnesses:

J AMES F. BUoKLEY, A. K. HAIGHT.

